Dr. Howard Smith Reports

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/DT4OhxtiDow Organic Pure Oil is recalling is Wintergreen Essential Oil and W8 Distributing is recalling its Jade Bloom Wintergreen ad Birch Sweet Essential Oils.   Both products fail to meet federal child-resistant packaging requirements.   This shortcoming puts children in the home at risk for poisoning.   If you have these products, return them to the points of purc...

Indoor CoVid Transmission Predominately Via Surfaces Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RzSesPsN54o   If you are in a room with a CoVid19 carrier, asymptomatic and unaware of their infection, you are more likely to contract the virus from surfaces than from the air.   Israeli biomathematicians draw this conclusion from theie mathematical models of viral transmission through the air versus surface-hand-fa...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/QNayV-DKu-w   Patients in critical condition due to CoVid19 infection develop the most intense cell-mediated immunity against the virus.   A German analysis of 28 CoVid patients defines the nature of anti-viral killer immune T cells.   The greatest numbers of the most toxic virus killer T cells arise in the sickest CoVid patients.   While it is good news that the huma...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/fk3ZNbAUtVs   In-depth computer analysis of 334 genetic sequences from CoVid samples gathered around the world conclusively demonstrates a bat origin of the virus causing our global pandemic.   Australian researchers used artificial intelligence techniques to compare the viral genetic materials found in the wild with those of known alpha- and beta-coronaviruses.   Of...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/26AoT6Vo7Oc   Ninety percent of video gamers are not addicted to the sport.   This conclusion stems from a Brigham Young University study of 385 teens over a 6 year period.   Those who were obsessed with gaming, pursing the sport to the detriment of healthy functioning, had a definite profile.   The vidicts I’ll call them tended to be male with higher than average lev...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9mRzc5KWukY   Ramar Foods and the FDA announce a recall on Peekaboo Mint Chocolate Chip With Hidden Spinach Ice Cream.   This product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes .   This bacterium causes a serious, sometimes fatal gastrenteritis in the very young, the elders, and those with weak immune systems.   It can cause miscarriages or stillbirths.   The ice...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UIXEltEQkCs   Mellace Family Brands California Inc. and the FDA announce a recall of its Wegman’s Semi-Sweet Chocolate Nonpareils.   This product contains undeclared milk allergen and could trigger a dangerous allergic reaction in those with a milk allergy.   This product has been sold in MD, MA, NJ, NY, NC, PA, and VA.   If you bought this product, you may return it...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/IXRhoIno9ow   Summit Labs and the FDA announce a recall of KORE Organic Watermelon CBD Oil Tincture.   The Lot in question is K018, batch #730.   This product was found to have unacceptably high lead levels.   If you have this product, do not use it.   Return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.   Contact Summitt Labs at 1-833-810-5673 for. more information....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/UTAoMbd8BZ4   Interferon Alpha 2 Beta shortens persistence of CoVid19 and suppresses levels of the deadly immune mediators interleukin 6 and C-reactive protein.   University of Toronto investigators report that this interferon which curbed the SARS coronavirus some years ago now helps CoVid patients.   All 77 patients in the trial had moderate pneumonia not requiring...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/9eT3viQH4ns   Masterpharm LLC and the FDA are recalling Finasteride Plus 1.25 mg.   This prescription drug contains undeclared minoxidil at higher than approved levels.   This product is a prescription drug compounded to treat hair loss.   The contaminant minoxidil, besides helping with hair loss, is a drug used to treat high blood pressure.   It can cause unexpected...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/30K5_cPif6c   United Natural Foods, Inc. and the FDA announce a voluntary recall on Wild Harvest Organic Fresh Basil.   The product is contaminated with Cyclospora cayetanensis.   This microscopic parasite can cause a gastroenteritis with watery diarrhea, appetite loss, weight loss, cramping, bloating, nausea, and fatigue.   The affected product, mainly distributed in...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/OleVDokCqcU   Ideal Foods, Inc. of North Los Vegas and the USDA are recalling Culinevo Artisan Style Flatbreads.   There are over 3300 pounds of meat and poultry pizza products that were produced, packed, and distributed without proper inspection.   These include the following artisan pizzas: carne asada; chicken spinach artichoke, sizzlin’ jalapeño, and meat lover’s....

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dkHn_fpPuPQ   The non-drowsy allergy drugs Clarinex and Claritin improve survival after treatments for melanoma and may reduce the risk of developing new melanomas.   Sweden’s Lund University analyzed 1253 melanoma patients who were anti-histamine users.   Survival was 46-50% better for those patients using Clarinex, Claritin, or generics particularly in those 65 year...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/MC3KKDhciQ0   The FDA announces that Zilk’s Plus Resources LLC is voluntarily recalling its Pluckers World Famous Wing Sauces.   This product, available in a variety of flavors, contains the undeclared allergens soy, milk, and wheat.   If you purchased these sauces, either dispose of the product or return it to any Pluckers location for a full refund or exchange.   Fo...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kHLOAkBgnTk   The Consumer Product Safety Commission announces that Sobeauty, Inc. is voluntarily recalling it Mag Cube magnetic ball sets.   This toy contains extremely strong magnets that violate the federal child toy safety standards.   If two or more of these tiny balls are swallowed, they can link together and clamp tissues causing intestinal perforations, obstru...

Vidcast: https://youtu.be/VTzUP8sHGJs   An NSAID that selectively and safely blocks inflammation may be another weapon in the fight against the novel coronavirus.   A preliminary Chinese study of 44 CoVid patients included 37 receiving Celebrex and a very small 7 patient control group receiving conventional therapy only.   Data showed that treatment with Celebrex was associated with recovery of al...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/RxyARQYsrkA   Personal physical distancing strongly correlates with decreased CoVid19 case growth rates in the 25 most affected counties in the United States.   This the conclusion of a Johns Hopkins study that quantitates the degree of distancing using cell phone data on a county-wide basis.   The investigators were able to calculate a social distancing ratio for eac...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/dWYCdfb3wrk   If you live in a CoVid hot spot like New York City or LA, assume nearly every public surface has live virus.   Brazilian microbiologists tested for live virus at 30 locations in Belo Horizonte, a metro area some 6 million people.     CoVid in ample quantities was found in 6/15 bus stations particularly those near hospitals.   Virus was also found in 3 pu...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/GFs0TET3ANw   That traditional weekend visit to the grandfolks could infect them with CoVid.   A just pre-published study from Tel Aviv University reveals a significant 5 day post weekend peak in new CoVid cases after analysis of data from 7 of 12 countries around the world.   New CoVid   cases tick up on Thursday to Friday as one would expect from a 5 day lag between...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/mHatAUw52vo   A Remdesivir, ritonivir, and lopinavir drug cocktail may be the most potent CoVid killer.   This conclusion from a Singapore artificial intelligence study just pre-published on the medrixiv.org .   Researchers used their IDentif.ai platform and known CoVid killing abilities of 12 anti-viral drugs to predict and test a half million possible drug combinati...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/kvkFU8vkyyw   The stomach acid suppressing drug famotidine reduces the risk of death from CoVid in hospitalized patients by 70%.   Clinicians at Columbia, New York Presbyterian Hospital, and Northwell Health studied 340 patients with severe CoVid19 infections.   Famotidine was used at home prior to admission by 15% who were also given it in-hospital.   Only 1% of cont...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/8Pkww_NybWU   Wearing a weighted vest for just 3 weeks could help you lose 5 times more weight.   A new study from Sweden’s University of Gothenberg studied weight loss in 69 mildly obese subjects.   The experimental group wore 24 pound vests while the control group wore 2 lb vests over the study period.   The weigh-in at the end clocked a 3.5 pound average weight los...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/1wYX4J_9dpo   To prevent resurgence of CoVid as business and school resume, take a page from our healthcare worker’s self-protection playbook.   Physicians at the University of Iowa encourage us to create PPE for ourselves without denying it to heroic professionals.   Equipped healthcare staff have CoVid infection rates a fraction of those in the general population de...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/h4N4_Do56qo   Heating N95 or KN95 masks to 170 ˚F for 30 minutes effectively disinfects, and you can do it up to 50 times without losing the mask’s CoVid filtration powers.   This conclusion comes from a study by 4C Air, a nanotechnology spinoff from Stanford University.   Investigators there compared various methods of cleaning medical grade masks including dry heati...

  Vidcast:   https://youtu.be/oIu612tz3DI   Asthma under active treatment may help recovery from CoVid19.   Case series from central China regions and New York City, two epicenters of the pandemic, raise questions about the CDC’s designation of asthma as a complicating factor for CoVid.   Asthma patients with CoVid have no higher hospitalization rates than than non-asthmatics.   In Wuhan, 5% of pe...